Major crypto exchanges continue to elevate the stature of the DeFi space. OKEx is the latest cryptocurrency exchange to hop on the DeFi bandwagon. On August 28, they announced listings for eight different DeFi tokens, including Band Protocol (BAND), JUST…
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Don’t just blame DeFi for paying high ETH gas fees
How institutions store and secure digital assets have a fundamental impact on transaction fees. Transaction costs on the Ethereum blockchain are at record highs, and no one will let you forget it. Reports often detail how decentralized finance platforms are…
Alt season is here? DeFi tokens taking on Bitcoin for crypto dominance
Will altcoins rally as Bitcoin price stagnates, and is DeFi producing a bubble? Here’s what’s driving the altcoin season. With Bitcoin dropping below the $12,000 level and pulling back to $11,400 in the last few days, altcoins also seem to…
African crypto exchange raises $1.5M from Polychain and others
Crypto is truly a global asset class. Showing continued digital asset growth in Africa, Nigeria-based crypto exchange, Yellow Card, has secured over $1 million in investments from a number of players in the crypto industry, including Polychain, which actively manages…
Troubled Crypto AG successor reportedly dismisses 70 employees
Unfortunate “crypto” brand name causes the company to shut down. Crypto International, a successor of controversial Swiss company Crypto AG, is reportedly dismissing dozens of employees following a major spying scandal. As many as 70 employees had to quit Crypto…
3 reasons why Yearn.finance YFI price just hit a new high of $18K
Yearn.finance’s YFI token has hit a new all-time high following Aave’s listing and a hint at FTX partnership. YFI, the native token of the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) giant yearn.finance, achieved a new all-time high. It soared by 30% in the…
Visa exec says buy Bitcoin as dollar index nears $12.5K BTC trigger
A key bull trigger for Bitcoin reemerges as even a Visa executive pours scorn on the Fed and calls on consumers to “opt out with Bitcoin.” Bitcoin (BTC) is inches away from getting the same boost that helped it hit…
FBI and Tesla thwart $4 million Bitcoin ransomware plot
The FBI have arrested one of the conspirators in a planned ransomware attack against electric car maker Tesla. A young Russian citizen and his co-conspirators came within an inch of carrying out a major ransomware attack against Tesla — unaware…
Zimbabwe’s Mobile Money on Life Support as Central Bank Tightens Screws: Restrictions to Affect P2P Bitcoin Trading
Zimbabwe’s Mobile Money Operators (MMO) say they will comply with the latest directive by the central bank to shutdown mobile money agents. In addition, the MMOs will also limit mobile money transactions to $50 (Zwl $5,000) per day while users…
Banks in Mexico Pose Greater Money Laundering Risk Than Crypto Firms, Says Report
Commercial banks by far pose the greatest risk of money laundering in Mexico compared to crypto-related companies, according to a new report by the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The study singles out what it calls the “G7 banking group”,…